WADING SERIES
In Progress

Artist Statement

This project presents the most severe form of isolation as loneliness that is experienced when physically surrounded by other people. This is a specific form of loneliness that is involuntary and imposed upon by others, creating a state of discontent characterized by bitterness and a sense of punishment. The presence of others is what can heighten and intensify the experience of loneliness for an individual.   These works depict figure groups wading in an infinite and undefined body of water.  I visually portray loneliness as the experience of feeling unseen and unknown within a group. I work with an interdisciplinary approach which includes drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. New opportunities arise with every shift of medium, which allows for a significant amount of experimentation and spontaneity in the process despite careful preliminary plans. I create figure sculptures which serve as reference models for the drawings and prints.